空巢期

空巢期

Chinese

		empty nest	a period of time; phase; stage a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope
simp. and trad. (空巢期)		空巢	期

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kōngcháoqī, kōngcháoqí

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄠˊ ㄑㄧ, ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄠˊ ㄑㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: kōngcháoqī
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄠˊ ㄑㄧ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kongchaurchi
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kongcháoci
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: kōngcháoqí
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄠˊ ㄑㄧˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kongchaurchyi
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kongcháocí
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

Noun

空巢期

1. the period in parents' life when their children leave home for the first time